AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK

Edition #1286
 Week of March 10, 2024
 


Talent: MACHINE GUN KELLY
Station: KHJ Los Angeles
Date: March 29, 1974
Time: 31:14 (unscoped)
       8:53 (scoped)


 

Even by the wacky standards of Top 40 radio of the day, it was a crazy promotion.

In 1977, KTNQ held a news conference to announce Machine Gun Kelly's move from KHJ to their station. For dramatic effect, KTNQ had Kelly hit the stage with a real Thompson Sub Machine Gun loaded with a hundred rounds of blanks. After being introduced by The Real Don Steele, Kelly unloaded the gun over the heads of the some 400 invited guests.

Hopefully everyone brought an extra pair of underwear.

Enjoy Machine Gun Kelly on KHJ (UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Machine Gun Kelly on KHJ (SCOPED) here.
 

(The Joe Fazio Collection)
 


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